George Edmunds' Song
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
lie
strewn
around
he
here;
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
how
sad,
how
cold,
how
drear!
How
like
the
hopes
of
childhood's
day,
Thick
clust'ring
on
the
bough!
How
like
those
hopes
in
their
decay-
How
faded
are
they
now!
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
lie
strewn
around
me
here;
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
how
sad,
how
cold,
how
drear!
Wither'd
leaves,
wither'd
leaves,
that
fly
before
the
gale:
Withered
leaves,
withered
leaves,
ye
tell
a
mournful
tale,
Of
love
once
true,
and
friends
once
kind,
And
happy
moments
fled:
Dispersed
by
every
breath
of
wind,
Forgotten,
changed,
or
dead!
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
lie
strewn
around
me
here!
Autumn
leaves,
autumn
leaves,
how
sad,
how
cold,
how
drear!
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died June 9, 1870, Gad’s Hill, near Chatham, Kent) English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity during his lifetime than had any previous author. Much in his work could appeal to the simple and the sophisticated, to the poor and to the queen, and technological developments as well as the qualities of his work enabled his fame to spread worldwide very quickly.